Leaders of Tomorrow

Mathematics

Engineering

Science

Achivement

MESA is an extordinary program that teaches

students to appreaciate the sciences. All MESA
students are meticulous and passionate about their
work. Throughout the year, with the help and
supervison of their teacher advisor, Mr. H, they
learn the importance of teamwork and create
amazing projects, such as bridges, mouse trap cars,
and even heart models. The students' dedication to
these projects pays off when they enter their
projects into the annual USC MESA Competition.
Hundreds of students from around the city enter
this competetion in hopes of taking home the first
prize. Our MESA students have high hopes for thier
projects this year.

MESA Cabinet Members

"MESA has been a part of my life ever

since my sisters were in MESA, and I
wanted to follow in their footsteps.
MESA helped unleash a passion for math
and engineering I never knew I had. "
Rubi Pacheco, President

"I chose MESA because of my love for

building and innovating. As part of the
MESA cabinet I have the opportunity to
mentor those students who also want to
pursue a career in math and science."
Karendeep Signh, Secretary
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"MESA is a very fun extra curricular,

because there is a lot of action that
happens on a typical day from designing a
bridge to testing out your balsa wood
airplane. Everything is very hands on."
Shaza Fatima, President Advisor

"MESA is an amazing program. It has

helped me improve in my math and
science course throughout the years. I
look foward to pursuing a career in the
robotics field."
Alejandro Alvarenga, Vice President

"I joined MESA because I'm striving to

become an engineer. MESA has helped
me develop leadership skills, which I will
come in handy throughout college and
my future carrer. "
Michael Ghessin, Treasurer

"I've been in the MESA club since the 9th

grade. I joined year after year because I
enjoy competiting against other schools
on MESA day and really seeing what
everyone has to bring to the table."
Jazmin Plascenia, Speaker of the
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MESA Welcomes Newcomers, and Says Goodbye to Some of Their

Students Who Have Dedicated Four Years of Their Life to MESA!

I have a passion for building

and creating things from
scratch, so I thought: why
not join MESA? It would also
look permissable on my
college application."

"MESA is really cool, and I'm

excited to start building my
bridge with my partner. We
may be young, but we
definatley have potenital."

Claire Segundo,
Freshman

Gerald Duraham,
Freshman

"It going to be hard to say

goodbye to MESA, but I am
grateful for the knowledge
and patients it has taught me.
I plan on continuing to build
and persevere in college and
life."
Cesar Alvarenga,
Senior

"MESA was difficult for me at

first, but with time it became
easier. I began to notice the
detail in buildings and bridges
that I had never really paid
attention to, and I understood
how each stucture worked."
Bryon Mendoza,
Senior
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